Ben Calf Robe School’s
EASTER CELEBRATION MASS
Welcome: Mr. Richardson
We gather today, to rejoice in the celebration of Jesus rising from the dead into life everlasting. We give thanks for the promise that we too, will have everlasting life in God’s Kingdom, if we live in the LIGHT of God.
Today, we give thanks and praise for the many blessings we have received, and we look to the signs of new life that surround us, as springtime unfolds.
We gather as a family, to renew the promise each of us made to God (and to each other) to continue growing to be the best person we can be.
We pray that the Creator, Jesus and Mary our Mother in Heaven, will be proud of each and every one of us.
Please rise for our processional hymn…Come Just As You Are
Processional Hymn: Come Just As You Are
Penitential Rite:
I confess to Almighty God, and to you my brothers and sisters, that I have sinned through my own fault, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do; and I ask blessed Mary, ever virgin, all the angels and saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen
Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy. Christ have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord have mercy.
First Reading: Mrs. Sayegh
1 Corinthians 15 (3-4)
I taught you what I have been taught myself. That is, that Jesus died for our sins, just like the scriptures said, and He was buried and He rose to life on the third day, just as the scriptures foretold.
This is the Word of Lord……………………………….Thanks be to God
Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia
Gospel:
A reading from the holy gospel according to John 20:19-31
Glory to you Lord Jesus Christ
It was evening on the day Jesus rose from the dead, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the authorities. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”
When he said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
But Thomas who was called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord”. But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe”.
A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.” Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”
Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen me and yet have come to believe”
Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.
This is the gospel of the Lord…………………………Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ
Homily: Father Jim
Offertory Song: Song of the Body of Christ
Procession of Faith: WE BELIEVE (song)
Prayers of the Faithful:
Response – CREATOR hear our prayers.
For those who have forgotten, or do not SEE the gifts of EASTER…we pray to the Creator
For our families, that we never forget how blessed we are to be a part of them…we pray to the Creator.
For our friends, that we always remember to show them how much they mean to us in our lives…we pray to the Creator.
For continuing to grow and change into being the best people we can be…we pray to the Creator
For everyone who needs healing, whether in body, mind or spirit…we pray to the Creator
For all the people who need the hope and love that Jesus brings… we pray to the Creator
For moving forward in our lives, forgiving the past and embracing the future that lies ahead for all of us… we pray to the Creator
HOLY, HOLY(sung)
Memorial Acclamation:(sung)
Christ has died, alleluia
Christ is risen, alleluia
Christ will come again,
Alleluia, alle-luia
Lord’s Prayer
Sign of Peace:
Let us now share the sign of Peace by joining in song…
My Peace I Leave/Lamb of God (sung)
Communion Hymn: Seed, Scattered and Sown
Closing Prayer:
Creator,
Come into our hearts, our school, our homes and our communities, and unlock the courage needed to serve you right to the end, in loving God our Father, Jesus his Son, and Mary our Mother in Heaven.
Help us to love others as Jesus taught us. Help us to treat others as we want to be treated. Help us to care for Mother Earth and all the blessings we are so richly given.
May we always know the value of what we are given, and may we always remember to share what we have, and what we are…with others.
This we ask in your name…………………………..Amen
Closing Song: Sing A New Song
